Moosehaven, the "City of Contentment," is a 63-acre community maintained by the
Loyal Order of Moose and the Women of the Moose for its retired members and
their spouses. It is located in Orange Park, Florida, on the banks of the St.
John's River, 15 miles south of Jacksonville.

After the founding of Mooseheart,
the famed "Child City," originally for children from Moose-member families in
need, the fraternity turned its attention to plans for a home for its dependent
retired members. During the 1915-1919 period, a small number of such elderly
were provided a home at Mooseheart, but Director General James J Davis and his
top lieutenants realized that this was not a realistic long-term solution.

In
early 1922, the Moose purchased a riverside hotel and 26-acre resort at Orange
Park, and, on October 3, 1922, Moosehaven was formally dedicated. The first 22
residents were those who had been living at Mooseheart. They set up housekeeping
in November in the graceful old hotel which had been renamed Aid Hall.

During
its first 20 years, Moosehaven was run essentially as a self-sufficient communal
farm, with much of the work necessary to keep the campus running performed by
those who lived there. In more than 75 years, the average age of a Moosehaven
resident has steadily risen from early 60s to around 80, so a trained operating
staff is now required. However, even today Moosehaven residents are free to
plant their own gardens, and can work for extra spending money as landscapers,
housekeepers, food-service helpers, maintenance crew, mail deliverers, shop
clerks, and the like.

Since World War II, all of the original buildings on the
63-acre site have been replaced. The physical plant today consists entirely of
modern buildings designed and built to provide pleasant and comfortable
accommodations.

The Administration/Auditorium building was originally a gift of the Moose
Legion, and was significantly expanded in 1989 by the Women of the Moose. It
houses the offices of the superintendent and other administrative staff,
resident counselor, postal
service, bank and community auditorium.

Pleasant recreational facilities, a
library, game room, gift shop and barber and beauty shops are provided in the
Michigan Recreation Center, while a fully equipped health club, bowling lanes
and swimming pool are available in the New York Healthplex, opened in 1997.

Each Moosehaven residence hall is a self-contained home with its own sleeping and
living rooms, kitchen, and dining room. These include the state-of-the-art
Florida/Bermuda Residence, opened in 1997; Buckeye Residence, opened in 1995.
Renovations of several other residences, most funded through the generosity of
the Women of the Moose, opened in the late 1990s.

The Paul P. Schmitz Health
Center, designed and equipped for the needs of senior care, was completed in
early 1968 at a cost of more than $2,000,000. The building provides space for
170 beds and has its own therapy department, x-ray, laboratory, and pharmacy. It
also boasts sixdayrooms, a chapel, library, beauty salon and barbershop, and
arts and crafts room.

Thirty years later, however, the Moose fraternity is
taking the next tremendous step in a facility designed for seniors needing extra
degrees of care. The LifeCare complex, a massive 130,000-square-foot, $16
million project incorporating the functions of the Schmitz Health Care Center
along with an updated program involving graduated levels of assisted care, is
slated to open by early 2002.

Moosehaven residents worship intheir own beautiful
New York Chapel, located straight ahead from the campus entrance. The bright,
gracefully designed house of worship was funded by the Moose of New York State
and dedicated in 1972. Moosehaven residents are served by their own Catholic and
Protestant chaplains.

The men and women of Moosehaven are served delicious,
well-balanced meals carefully planned for their nutritional needs. They request
and are delivered such personal articles as they need. Birthday cakes are
presented to those celebrating birthdays.

While laundry services are provided without charge, some
of the residents prefer to do their own, and washing machines are provided for
them.

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